diff --git a/alerting/login.py b/alerting/login.py
index 05581df..bd20dd2 100755
--- a/alerting/login.py
+++ b/alerting/login.py
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import asyncio
 import getpass
 import json
 import os
+import stat
 
 from common import CREDS_FILE, DEVICE_NAME, HOMESERVER, USER_ID
 from nio import AsyncClient, LoginResponse
@@ -20,7 +21,7 @@ async def main() -> None:
     await client.close()
     if isinstance(resp, LoginResponse):
         open(CREDS_FILE, "w").close()
-        os.chmod(CREDS_FILE, 0o600)
+        os.chmod(CREDS_FILE, stat.S_IRUSR | stat.S_IWUSR)
         with open(CREDS_FILE, "w") as f:
             json.dump(
                 {